Hagnagora jamaicensis
Hagnagora jamaicensis is a species of moth of the family Geometridae first described by William Schaus in 1901. It is found on Jamaica.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Hagnagora |
| Species: | H. jamaicensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hagnagora jamaicensis (Schaus, 1901) | |
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In contrast to the other taxa in the Hagnagora mortipax clade, this species displays a very narrow, cream-white transversal band on the forewings. The striation on the underside of the hindwing is reduced in comparison to Hagnagora mortipax and Hagnagora acothysta.[1]
References
- Brehm, Gunnar (November 18, 2015). "Three new species of Hagnagora Druce, 1885 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae) from Ecuador and Costa Rica and a concise revision of the genus". ZooKeys (537): 131–156. doi:10.3897/zookeys.537.6090. PMC 4714052. PMID 26798242.
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